Installing a log burner?

Keep warm with a log burner

2020 saw the wettest February, the sunniest April and a Summer heatwave. Our winters are also getting more and more unpredictable, the Whooper swans are visiting from Russia each year and whether it's rain, ice or snow that you are escaping from, you can keep warm by burning wood or coal in your log burner, rather than running up your gas or electric bill. 
 

A typical installation usually takes place over three visits. If you are keeping your old hearth then this can be reduced to two days and one if the builders opening is already formed. It differs from house to house and burner to burner. The only real way to get an accurate idea of how much installing a log stove will cost is to get an engineer round to complete a survey for you.

Using a HETAS registered engineer means that you do not need to apply, nor pay, for planning permission or have your installation checked by Building Control. This can save you a lot of stress and time waiting.

"Love love the new log burner install" - Les from Weston

Step by Step

Find the right log burner for you

There are thousands of different stoves out there so in order to narrow down your search, you will need to know

• The size of your builders opening. If it's boarded over it might be wise to choose your stove after you have it excavated. Remember you will need a gap for air flow around the appliance. [check the stove manual]

• The stove output needed to heat the room. Depending on the airtight-ness of your room/ house you may need to alter your working out but generally multiply Room Length (m) by Width (m) by Height (m). Then divide by 12. The average living room needs a 4-5kW stove. Stoves over 5kW need an air vent in the room. Use our Logburner Output Calculator

• What you plan to burn; wood only or wood and solid fuels. You may need to buy extra kit to convert to solid fuels (multi-fuel kit). Wood burning only stoves need sweeping more often.

• Type of stove; Free-standing, Inset, Double-sided, Connected to your radiators, Pellet / Bio mass / Gas burners, 

• Where you live. If you live in a Smoke Exempt Area then purchase a DEFRA approved or Smoke Exempt stove. Sometimes this is an extra cost. If you will be burning smokeless fuel opt for a 904 grade liner.

Popular Stoves

What do our customers use?

We have installed hundereds of stoves in the last few years and 99 log stoves and / or flue liners, for our customers in the last year alone. The most popular that are still in production are;
 

1. Hamlet Solution 5 Compact (s4) - 5kW

2. Parkray Aspect 4 - 4kW

3. Thorma Zaragoza - 5kW
    

These are all free-standing stoves and can be installed into a fireplace with chimney or on a twin-wall system installation. We also have installed many inset log burning stoves, please look at our logburner portfolio page for more details.

Please note that if we purchase the burner for you, it will come with a free stove-pipe thermometer. This gives you a visual reminder of how hot your stove is burning and helps you to avoid under-burning and over-burning, both of which are damaging to the stove and the flue. [top]

"Thank you the fireplace and burner looks amazing"  - Paul in Arlesey

Solution 5 Compact

Our customers' No.1 stove

This smart and robust log and solid fuel burner retails just under the £600 mark and is highly efficient when it comes to fuel usage. Perfect for the average town house living room, this Eco-ready multifuel stove comes in non-smoker paint with an externally controlled riddling grate. Available in different colours. For spare parts contact us for a quote.

Size: 397mm x 551mm x 387mm

Output: 4.8kW

Fuel: Wood or Coal [no extra kit needed]

Smoke: DEFRA approved stove

SIA Ready: Yes [ Visit SIA website]

Boiler: No [Cannot be added to your central heating system]

Material: Steel

Rating: A (Wood) E (Solid Fuel) [Cleaner when burning wood]

Parkray Aspect 4

No.2 Best-selling stove

This log stove has been really popular recently with our customers. It has a lovely large screen to view the fire and is a fantastic price for an Eco-design ready stove. For the smaller to average sized room a compact model is available and so too is a double sided version for the larger house. The standard woodburner currently retails around the £950 mark. Can also be fitted with a log store.

Size: 400mm x 515mm x 400mm

Output: 5kW

Fuel: Wood only [Coal with multifuel kit]

Smoke: Can be used in Smokeless Zones

SIA Ready: Yes ECO-ready

Boiler: No 

Material: Steel Body, Cast Iron Door

Efficiency: 85.9% 

“Thank you for going the extra mile installing our log burner” – Mrs T in Hertfordshire

Thorma Zaragoza

Our third Best-selling stove

This woodburning stove previously made by Thorma is a swedish style conemporary freestanding statement stove with built in log store. It is currently retailing around the £960 mark and is also available in grey. Great for large rooms and twin wall installations where you don't already have a chimney or fireplace.

Size: 510mm x 997mm x 510mm

Output: 5kW

Fuel: Wood only

Smoke: Can be used in Smoke Controlled Areas

SIA Ready: Not this model but version is available [Visit SIA website]

Boiler: No

Material: Steel

Efficiency: 81% [similar to SAI Ecodesign stoves]

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